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Nicoalbum Champion Author Ottawa Posts:6,016 Points:1,188,050 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 9:49:36 PM Ignore Nicoalbum Report Abuse A former General Motors engineer with access to the automaker's hybrid technology was convicted along with her husband of stealing trade secrets for possible use in China. Shanshan Du won a transfer within GM in 2003 to be closer to the technology and then copied documents until she accepted a severance offer and left the company in 2005, prosecutors said. Du, 54, and Yu Qin, 51, were found guilty Friday by a federal jury in Detroit after a trial that lasted weeks. Qin also was convicted of wire fraud and attempting to obstruct justice by shredding documents. They shook each other's hand after the verdict but declined to comment, as did their lawyers. Du faces up to 10 years in prison, while her husband faces up to 30. No sentencing date has been set. Prosecutors told jurors that GM Visit The Associated Press for full article

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A former General Motors engineer with access to the automaker's hybrid technology was convicted along with her husband of stealing trade secrets for possible use in China.

Shanshan Du won a transfer within GM in 2003 to be closer to the technology and then copied documents until she accepted a severance offer and left the company in 2005, prosecutors said.

Du, 54, and Yu Qin, 51, were found guilty Friday by a federal jury in Detroit after a trial that lasted weeks. Qin also was convicted of wire fraud and attempting to obstruct justice by shredding documents. They shook each other's hand after the verdict but declined to comment, as did their lawyers.

Du faces up to 10 years in prison, while her husband faces up to 30. No sentencing date has been set.

Prosecutors told jurors that GM
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52MPG Champion Author Dayton Posts:7,257 Points:1,740,730 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Dec 6, 2012 6:59:26 AM Ignore 52MPG Report Abuse Espionage is everywhere.
remay Champion Author Houston Posts:6,963 Points:2,116,640 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Dec 6, 2012 6:53:20 AM Ignore remay Report Abuse Happens every day!
DrCashFlow Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:7,064 Points:1,626,250 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Dec 6, 2012 2:12:09 AM Ignore DrCashFlow Report Abuse life
bston Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:1,815 Points:641,300 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Dec 6, 2012 1:14:43 AM Ignore bston Report Abuse Learn the hard way & perhaps it will deter others from possibly doing the same thing!
listerone Champion Author Boston Posts:3,375 Points:877,790 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 9:05:33 PM Ignore listerone Report Abuse But,but,but...the Chinese are our friends.I know because Osama Obama told us so.
Nicoalbum Champion Author Ottawa Posts:6,016 Points:1,188,050 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 7:25:08 PM Ignore Nicoalbum Report Abuse Hybrid technologies have direct impact on gas prices
jeffbone Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,359 Points:399,920 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 9:50:41 AM Ignore jeffbone Report Abuse "Not Newsworthy"
matman01 Champion Author Detroit Posts:14,833 Points:1,959,860 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 6:59:57 AM Ignore matman01 Report Abuse Hang them! People like this couple need to be faced with harsh penalties.
Tacodan Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:2,314 Points:653,235 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 6:59:31 AM Ignore Tacodan Report Abuse Not news worthy ..................
BEGTWO Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,937 Points:723,315 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 6:53:20 AM Ignore BEGTWO Report Abuse Not Good!!!
SUNOIL Champion Author Toledo Posts:5,240 Points:1,925,030 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 6:44:04 AM Ignore SUNOIL Report Abuse Sent by China's government??
Radar1992 Champion Author Florida Posts:1,320 Points:309,190 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 6:38:45 AM Ignore Radar1992 Report Abuse Industrial Espionage...and the administration loves China....sigh....But GM is a US Government/UAW owned company...
GasPriceHelp4u Champion Author Dayton Posts:2,682 Points:567,825 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 6:05:57 AM Ignore GasPriceHelp4u Report Abuse This is always a possibility in the research world...The companies should do more to protect their edge!!!
dandvicb Champion Author Bridgeport Posts:1,227 Points:1,075,980 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 6:00:24 AM Ignore dandvicb Report Abuse Say hi to Bubba and Bubette!!!
danny999 Champion Author Florida Posts:8,718 Points:1,638,085 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 4:35:43 AM Ignore danny999 Report Abuse Should freeze their bank accounts.
quasar502 Champion Author Lansing Posts:3,578 Points:800,375 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 4:34:34 AM Ignore quasar502 Report Abuse Gotcha.
pricewar Champion Author Ogden Posts:1,940 Points:274,240 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 4:08:57 AM Ignore pricewar Report Abuse Funny very funny. It's too bad, they should know by now, china always steels our stuff. Even if it's not worth anything, just like amplion said
granitestater Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:8,817 Points:1,429,775 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 2:06:35 AM Ignore granitestater Report Abuse Spys should be hung. Stealing business secrets is more costly than military secrets...
alterman156 Champion Author New York Posts:7,480 Points:1,556,550 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 1:52:15 AM Ignore alterman156 Report Abuse Don't try to steal information from GM.
unipanini All-Star Author New York Posts:903 Points:264,575 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 1:37:04 AM Ignore unipanini Report Abuse Uh oh.
Amplion Champion Author Oregon Posts:6,761 Points:1,864,085 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 1:24:58 AM Ignore Amplion Report Abuse Since when does GM ever have ANYTHING worth stealing ?????
RonElp All-Star Author El Paso Posts:763 Points:109,620 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 1:23:14 AM Ignore RonElp Report Abuse All the money they made stealing the technology will go to wast. In 10 or 30 years, they will be lucky to be around to spend it. i hope they think it as worth the jail time.
iFueler Champion Author Durham Posts:64,353 Points:178,300 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 1:18:48 AM Ignore iFueler Report Abuse caught them, how many more are out there
el_fr Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:3,332 Points:743,725 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:57:43 AM Ignore el_fr Report Abuse Jail time!
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:11,086 Points:1,621,415 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:30:47 AM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse How about it is a news article from Canada Alanj.., but some Alabamans apparently can't tolerate that. more from - "Corken said the technology was worth at least $40 million, the price that other automakers paid GM to get it. Du and Qin, both U.S. citizens, had been under scrutiny for years after GM accused them of theft. They were charged in 2006 with destroying documents sought by investigators, but that case was dropped while investigators pursued a broader probe that led to an indictment in 2010. It's not the first trade secrets prosecution in the Detroit auto industry. In 2011, an engineer who stole information from Ford Motor Co. was sentenced to nearly six years in prison. Xiang Dong Yu, also known as Mike Yu, admitted copying thousands of documents with details on engine transmission systems and electrical power supply before leaving Ford to work for a Chinese competitor in 2008."
JohnofGB Champion Author Flint Posts:5,421 Points:1,096,195 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:20:58 AM Ignore JohnofGB Report Abuse More Chinese industrial espionage.
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:11,086 Points:1,621,415 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:19:58 AM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse The Chinese govt. only pays for our technology when it can't steal it and that does not happen very often. I wonder if our Dept. of Defense has any clue as to how expansive Chinese theft actually is.
jl1rp Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:1,812 Points:356,455 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:35:53 PM Ignore jl1rp Report Abuse Good some got found still not going to stpo it.
roadrunnin Champion Author Richmond Posts:1,749 Points:564,160 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:18:54 PM Ignore roadrunnin Report Abuse sad but foreseeable.
davenles Champion Author Texas Posts:3,196 Points:717,910 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:18:05 PM Ignore davenles Report Abuse Sad. Anything for a buck.
Alanj44 Rookie Author Birmingham Posts:96 Points:137,820 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 10:50:03 PM Ignore Alanj44 Report Abuse "Defence lawyers acknowledged that GM information was in the couple's possession, but they downplayed the commercial significance." How about "defense"?
carranco Champion Author Georgia Posts:1,027 Points:269,015 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 10:22:52 PM Ignore carranco Report Abuse What about Obama and Government motors stealing from the taxpayers.
Cothrom Champion Author South Carolina Posts:1,753 Points:724,645 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 10:19:06 PM Ignore Cothrom Report Abuse I remember a couple who sold secrets to the Soviets back in the late 50's, they got spanked harder
BuckyTJones Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:4,932 Points:967,950 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 10:05:38 PM Ignore BuckyTJones Report Abuse I hope they get hard labor along with their 10 to 30 year visit.
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esq262 Champion Author Asheville Posts:2,897 Points:647,515 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 9:59:07 PM Ignore esq262 Report Abuse Throw the book at them.
Nicoalbum Champion Author Ottawa Posts:6,016 Points:1,188,050 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 9:50:29 PM Ignore Nicoalbum Report Abuse Secret military hybrid engine technology leaked to China?